The FCC’s vote may be final, but net neutrality is still far from dead. The new order won’t go into effect for weeks, and internet activists are expected to quickly file lawsuits to block the decision. Basically, there’s still time to save the free and open web, and you can help do it.

In a series of tweets, former political reporter and current John Hopkins graduate student Celeste Pewter argues that the best way to save net neutrality at this point is to get Congress and state governments involved. Here are all the people you should be contacting, and pre-written scripts to use when you do.

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Call Congress

Internet freedom may be a partisan issue at this point, but several Republican Senators have alreadybroken with their party to support net neutrality. It’s possible that with enough pressure, Congress could come together to pass a bill that would establish net neutrality as law and supersede the FCC’s decision.

You can find contact information for your members of congress here (Senate) and here (House). Then use this script from Pewter to make your case.

Call Your Attorneys General

Wired reports that various state attorneys general have already mobilized to support net neutrality. Attorneys general from New York, Illinois, Oregon, Massachusetts, and Washington quickly announced plans to sue the FCC following Thursday’s vote. Iowa’s Attorney General also said he would consider a lawsuit, and, prior to the vote, 18 state attorneys generals asked the FCC to delay its decision.

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If your state attorney general isn’t already working to save net neutrality—or even if they are—you can call them (find their info here) and use this script from Pewter to ask how they will respond to the FCC order. You can also request that they begin to investigate the fake comments that flooded the FCC’s website ahead of the vote.

Make Net Neutrality an Issue in 2018

Finally, you can reach out to any candidates running for office in 2018 in your state and ask them to make net neutrality a key part of their campaign. This shouldn’t be too hard of a sell considering that 83 percent of Americans support it, according to a recent poll. But by making net neutrality a major issue next year we can increase the odds that this entire discussion isn’t forgotten in the haze of 2018 midterms.

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You can find any midterm candidates for your state on this website, and here’s a script from Pewter to use when you call or email them.